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Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against police

FILE - Police and protesters converge during a demonstration on Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville activists who put in long hours protesting the death of Breonna Taylor say they felt relief this week when federal officials charged four officers on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The indictments represent the first time Louisville police officers have been held accountable for Taylor’s shooting death in her home. Most of the new charges center around the faulty warrant that led officers to Taylor’s front door. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - Protesters march on Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville activists who put in long hours protesting the death of Breonna Taylor say they felt relief this week when federal officials charged four officers on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The indictments represent the first time Louisville police officers have been held accountable for Taylor’s shooting death in her home. Most of the new charges center around the faulty warrant that led officers to Taylor’s front door. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - A file photo, date not known, provided by the Louisville Metro police department shows officer Brett Hankison. The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020. (Louisville Police Department via AP, File) FILE - In this file photo, date not known, released by the Louisville (Ky.) police is Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes, an officer fired Jan. 6, 2021. The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020. (Louisville Police via AP) Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies, Feb. 23, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool) Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The U.S. Justice Department announced civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting contributed to the racial justice protests that rocked the U.S. in the spring and summer of 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations. Federal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, along with Louisville police Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (Photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP)
Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against police